ROGETRAY

My bad, I was nuking another post and accidentally deleted yours.
We would ask that you if you are going to talk about tax issues further you create a World of Woot thread.
We're earnestly interested and open to any discussion or thoughts you might have on the subject.

roniyz

OK I can't resist - according to the specs, this weighs less than 20 pounds. If that is correct, I'm making an educated guess that there is no metal or glass in this tv. My flat screen is 10" bigger, and weighs almost 100 pounds. Seriously. All plastic?

Wootelicious

kalmakazee wrote:Does anyone know if I'm able to use this product as a Computer Monitor for the Computer instead of as a TV? I'm in desperate need of a HUGE Computer Monitor and they are quite expensive! I was hoping for an alternative solution.
Thank you!

Yes, as long as your computer has HDMI or VGA outputs (almost all do).

The reviews say the audio is quite tinny so you wouldn't want to use the TV for your audio output.

kixfan

I plan to use this for a virtual pinball machine. Anyone know where the buttons are located on the TV? If they are on the bottom or top it can be troublesome I hear. Also, anyone know if when power is applied does it automatically try to turn on?

kolme

kalmakazee wrote:Does anyone know if I'm able to use this product as a Computer Monitor for the Computer instead of as a TV? I'm in desperate need of a HUGE Computer Monitor and they are quite expensive! I was hoping for an alternative solution.

kalmakazee

Does anyone know if I'm able to use this product as a Computer Monitor for the Computer instead of as a TV? I'm in desperate need of a HUGE Computer Monitor and they are quite expensive! I was hoping for an alternative solution.

kixfan

kixfan wrote:I plan to use this for a virtual pinball machine. Anyone know where the buttons are located on the TV? If they are on the bottom or top it can be troublesome I hear. Also, anyone know if when power is applied does it automatically try to turn on?

Sontiago

ROGETRAY wrote:My bad, I was nuking another post and accidentally deleted yours.
We would ask that you if you are going to talk about tax issues further you create a World of Woot thread.
We're earnestly interested and open to any discussion or thoughts you might have on the subject.

There's been at least 12 things I HAVEN'T bought here just because of the texas tax..

Tatts

kalmakazee wrote:Does anyone know if I'm able to use this product as a Computer Monitor for the Computer instead of as a TV? I'm in desperate need of a HUGE Computer Monitor and they are quite expensive! I was hoping for an alternative solution.

Yes, using either the standard VGA input or (more rare for a computer), one of the HDMI inputs. But...you won't see more detail than on any smaller 1080 monitor. It has the same number of pixels, just larger ones. And your video card has to support this resolution.

A friend of mine has a 47" TV that he also uses as a computer monitor. Works great--nice and clear, even with VGA input. But it looks silly when he sits in front of it.

chrisautrey

micamoca wrote:What's up with nothing shiping to APO/FPO anymore? A shame, really great deals on here the overseas military can't be apart of! No different than shipping to NY.

Tell me about it. What's worse is that they will no longer ship the exact same item they shipped me to my APO address before. I can sort of understand it for this one since it will likely be delivered by freight company and not USPS, but tablets? Really Woot?

bluemaple

ROGETRAY wrote:My bad, I was nuking another post and accidentally deleted yours.
We would ask that you if you are going to talk about tax issues further you create a World of Woot thread.
We're earnestly interested and open to any discussion or thoughts you might have on the subject.

@ROGETRAY, I sorta get you don't want 'principles of sales taxes' debates on product pages, but hopefully it is OK to mention the sales tax and highlight that the sales tax might break the deal for alternative-source price comparison purposes?

populuxe

you pay sales tax if Amazon has a facility in your state. In wisconsin, this just started friday--it killed my purchase of 3 memory foam mattress toppers I had in my cart. Now tax is a bigger factor than shipping. This TV? Add another $20 for tax, last week it was zero.

bluemaple

populuxe wrote:you pay sales tax if Amazon has a facility in your state. In wisconsin, this just started friday--it killed my purchase of 3 memory foam mattress toppers I had in my cart. Now tax is a bigger factor than shipping. This TV? Add another $20 for tax, last week it was zero.

@populuxe, and now it becomes more clear why Woot wants sales tax discussions buried in the caves elsewhere... The list of states grows...

bluemaple

Affinity appears to be a reconstitution of or somehow affiliated with the original Apex Digital. Apex filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and guess when Affinity started?

Strangely, while the original "Apex" claimed to be privately owned, the reconstituted Apex appears to be owned by the government of China. Perhaps China bought the brand out of bankruptcy since it had name recognition.

schep999

RXGuru wrote:The KMART DW39F1Y1 deal on the Westinghouse seems a ton better. I cant find reviews on it either though..

It's not immediately accurate in that I have not done continuous checking. Historically, Westinghouse flat screens can come at a nice price point compared to the bigger names, but for a reason.

Almost every time I checked, their claimed contrast levels are far less. Every time I physically checked the images at Sams, it was confirmed to be true.

Contrast levels and at the same time black levels are what makes a screen look rich just as pixels and refresh rate.

For a while, plasmas had the edge because the individual pixels (photons) were flat turned off, but LCDs where just blanking the backlight to make a black pixel. Blacks were actually dark grays.

The new LED backlights allow the individual pixels to be 100% off, and now they can compete against plasmas. They also do not have the glare of a glass plasma if you have high ambient light, like a south facing room with no blackout blinds.

This unit seems to be a good deal, especially if it is truly LED backlit.

ROGETRAY

bluemaple wrote:@ROGETRAY, I sorta get you don't want 'principles of sales taxes' debates on product pages, but hopefully it is OK to mention the sales tax and highlight that the sales tax might break the deal for alternative-source price comparison purposes?

Yeah, like I said, it was my bad (I was nuking a BF useless post)

Tax discussion is regards to the topic at hand (toady's offer) is definitely encouraged (especially when checking alternative-sourced price comps).
The only time it's not welcome is when it PURELY is the topic at hand.

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